May 17, 2026
Prelude
Welcome
Opening Song
(8:00-10:00) “Rise, O Sun of Righteousness” #657 vs. 1-4
(11:00) “I Am”
Psalm 68
Leader: Sing to God, sing praises to God’s name; exalt the one who rides the clouds.
Cong: I Am is that name, rejoice before God!
Leader: O God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,  the earth quaked, and the skies poured down rain.
Cong: You sent a bountiful rain; you restored your inheritance when it languished.
Leader: Your people found their home in it; in your goodness you have made provision for the poor.
Cong: Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord.
Leader: You ride in the ancient heavens; you send forth your voice.
Cong: Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel; whose strength is in the skies.
Leader: How wonderful you are in your holy places, O God of Israel, giving strength and power to your people!
Cong: Blessed be God!
Song
(8:00-10:00) “Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song” #403
(11:00) “I am” - reprise
Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Cong: And also with you.
Prayer of the Day
Pastor: O God of glory, your Son Jesus Christ suffered for us and ascended to your right hand. Unite us with Christ and each other in suffering and in joy, that all the world may be drawn into your bountiful presence, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. And all God’s children said loudly...Amen!
First Reading: Acts 1:6-14
When the apostles had come together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.
The Word of the Lord…Thanks be to God.
Gospel: John 17:1-11
After Jesus had spoken these words to his disciples, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.”
The Gospel of the Lord…Thanks be to God.
Message
Song of the Day
(8:00-10:00) “Loving Spirit” #397
(11:00) “I Will Follow”
Apostles Creed (8:00, 9:00)
Holy Baptism
Isabelle Marie Garbe
daughter of Florian Garbe and Sara Hollensteiner
Announcements
Offering
Prayers of the Church
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
Lamb of God (8:00, 9:00)
Setting Eight - Hymn pg 191
Communion Song
(8:00, 9:00) “Bread of Life from Heaven” #474
(10:00, 11:00) “Here’s my Heart, Lord”
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Blessing and Benediction
Closing Song
(8:00, 9:00) “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand”
(10:00, 11:00) “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand”
Go in peace, serve the Lord...Thanks be to God!
Postlude